Xu Jiaming's face still held a smile, and his words were neither loud nor soft, yet they struck Director Huang like a bolt from the blue. He was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses and looked at Xu Jiaming, asking, "Who did you say?"
"Comrade Zhang Chunjiang," Xu Jiaming said again in a low voice.
Coming to his senses, Deputy Director Huang's expression immediately became uncertain. Comrade Zhang Chunjiang could certainly instruct them on how to handle cases, but surely the Standing Committee Member of the Tanzhou Municipal Party Committee, Secretary of the Municipal Political and Legal Committee, and Director of the Public Security Bureau couldn't teach a mere deputy director of a district branch how to handle cases?
The problem is that this name came from the mouth of a young man who looks to be only in his early twenties, and he said it so calmly and casually, as if he were just talking about the name of some random passerby.
Deputy Director Huang remained rooted to the spot, unsure of what to do, while Li Haotian, unable to contain himself, sneered and said coldly to Xu Jiaming, "Oh ho, Comrade Zhang Chunjiang, may I ask, do you even know who Comrade Zhang Chunjiang is?"
"uh-huh?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Jiaming immediately laughed and asked Li Haotian, "Judging from your appearance, you're quite familiar with Comrade Zhang Chunjiang, aren't you?"
"We wouldn't say we're very close, but we often have meals together."
Li Haotian replied with a hint of smugness. Although his words were arrogant, he wasn't lying. His father was also a powerful figure in the municipal bureau, and he usually followed in the footsteps of Secretary Zhang Chunjiang. As a junior, Li Haotian would occasionally attend dinner parties and so on, so he was naturally somewhat familiar with Zhang Chunjiang.
"In that case, could you please give Comrade Zhang Chunjiang a call and tell him that the comrades from the XX branch want to invite him over to provide guidance on handling the case? What do you think?"
Xu Jiaming continued to speak with a smile, a smile as gentle and soft as the spring sunshine in the courtyard, but to Li Haotian and the others, it seemed extremely irritating.
Before Li Haotian could speak, Luo Biao burst into laughter and replied, "Haha, aren't you quite the actor? Then go ahead and hit him yourself, Comrade Zhang Chunjiang, haha, you're quite the bluffer."
"Since you're unwilling to fight, then I'll do it myself."
Xu Jiaming still smiled gently, and his tone seemed quite serious. But it was precisely this seriousness that was so annoying to Luo Biao and the others. If it weren't for Xu Jiaming's flamboyant entrance, they would have already made their move.
Xu Jiaming ignored the stares of the others, slowly took out his phone, and dialed a number. A moment later, the call connected, and a strong, middle-aged man's voice came through: "Hello, who is this?"
"Secretary Zhang, hello. I am Xu Jiaming."
Xu Jiaming replied with a faint smile.
"Xu Jiaming?" There was a pause on the other end of the phone, followed by a burst of hearty laughter: "Haha, Jiaming, hello, hello! It's rare that you would think of calling me. What's up?"
"There are some things I need to trouble Secretary Zhang with."
Xu Jiaming smiled, then glanced around at everyone present and continued, "It's like this, Secretary Zhang, I'm currently at the XX branch. A friend of mine got into a minor argument with someone over a small matter. This kind of thing should normally be easy to resolve, but I don't quite understand the procedures the police officers here are using. Do you have some time to come and look into it?"
Although Xu Jiaming's words were gentle, his tone still seemed to carry a hint of command, prompting Secretary Zhang to come and inquire personally...
Director Huang and the others couldn't hear the voices on the phone, but Xu Jiaming's tone made him even more suspicious and fearful.
Today's events are truly extreme. This inexplicable young man is either a lunatic or just showing off, or if he's not, then Director Huang has really messed up a lot.
A young man who can speak to a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission like that—doesn't that impress someone?
Xu Jiaming's words surprised Secretary Zhang Chunjiang on the other end of the phone. He then hurriedly replied, "Is that so? Jiaming, wait a moment, I'll call and ask about it right now, and I'll come over in person."
"Okay, thank you for your help, Secretary Zhang."
Xu Jiaming hung up the phone with a faint smile. Everyone in the room was still stunned and didn't know what to do. A few moments later, Deputy Director Huang's phone started ringing urgently.
The incoming call at that moment was like a death knell, startling Deputy Director Huang greatly. He hurriedly answered the phone, and immediately heard the branch director's furious roar from the other end.
Such a roar was like a bolt from the blue, striking Director Huang so hard that he stood frozen in place. After tremblingly finishing the call, he looked at Xu Jiaming with the timidity of a mouse before a hair, and hesitated for a long time before finally walking up to Xu Jiaming and respectfully calling out, "Young Master Xu."
This sudden turn of events shocked Li Haotian and Luo Biao. The fact that Deputy Director Huang was so frightened proved that everything he had said before was true. Someone who could speak to Secretary Zhang Chunjiang like this must have some kind of background…
As a fellow member of the privileged class, Li Haotian naturally knew that there were many figures in Tanzhou City who were far more powerful than himself. Today, by sheer bad luck, he seemed to have offended one of them. Their expressions had already changed, and they stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.
Chen Chongshan had been silently watching this farce unfold. His handcuffs had already been removed, but he didn't stop them. He simply watched it all until everyone quieted down. Then, he slowly walked over to Xu Jiaming and recounted what had happened, showing Xu Jiaming the initial gambling video.
After doing all this, Chen Chongshan stopped talking, and Luo Biao and Li Haotian, who had previously clamored to kill Chen Chongshan, now looked at him with fear and trepidation...
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Chen Chongshan and Xu Jiaming spent the entire afternoon at the police station. Before that, Yuan Yuan had also come over to stay with them because she was worried. Although they spent the whole afternoon there, the matter was resolved very smoothly.
Comrade Zhang Chunjiang quickly appeared at the Public Security Bureau, and all the police officers involved were punished accordingly.
As for Li Haotian and Luo Biao, they honestly took out 100,000 yuan. Since their dog had indeed been bitten to death by Ah Huang, and Luo Biao had indeed been bitten by Ah Huang, Zhang Chunjiang, out of consideration for his subordinates, stepped forward to plead for the two young masters, and Xu Jiaming did not pursue the matter further.
After leaving the police station, the group had dinner together. Xu Jiaming took Ah Huang back to the dog farm, while Chen Chongshan took Yuan Yuan back to school.
However, when they arrived at the school gate, Yuan Yuan did not rush back to her dormitory. Instead, she looked at Chen Chongshan with a preoccupied expression.
Chen Chongshan noticed Yuan Yuan's unusual behavior and asked, "What's wrong, Yuan Yuan?"
"Chongshan, what's your take on what happened today?"
Yuan Yuan looked at Chen Chongshan and asked.
"How do you see it?"
Chen Chongshan was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and replied, "How can we even look at this? Hasn't it already been resolved perfectly?"
"You also made 100,000 yuan, didn't you?" Yuan Yuan asked seriously.
"Yes, Ah Huang won this in the first place. They forced me to place the bet. So what? Yuan Yuan, what's the problem?"
Chen Chongshan looked at Yuan Yuan with a puzzled expression and asked.
"So, are you enjoying all of this?"
Yuan Yuan's expression had become extremely ugly. She looked coldly at Chen Chongshan, and her words became icy and serious.
Yuan Yuan's words stunned Chen Chongshan. He didn't know what was wrong with Yuan Yuan all of a sudden. He was a little confused and just looked at Yuan Yuan with an innocent expression.
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